Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne will be the first person to be honoured on Birmingham's new Walk of Stars.

He will get his own brass star, similar to those on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, on Broad Street, the city's main entertainment area.

"I have a star in Hollywood but having a star in my home town means so much more to me," the 58-year-old said.

Organiser Gary Taylor hopes other Midlands stars such as Jasper Carrot and Lenny Henry will also be honoured.

He said: "We have some incredibly talented people from Birmingham, together with world-famous acts that regularly perform in this area, and we wanted to start honouring them in a way that shows how proud we are to have them here."